The Ministry of Education and Training, in coordination with several agencies and provincial authorities in border areas, held a simultaneous ground-breaking ceremony for a series of inter-level boarding schools in mainland border communes on November 9 morning.

VFI Investment, Trading and Production JSC on November 8 held the inauguration ceremony of the VFI Son La Food Processing Plant.

Nguyen Dinh Viet, Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, on November 7 chaired a meeting on the construction of primary-secondary boarding schools in border communes.

A working delegation led by Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Dang Ngoc Hau on November 7 inspected the elimination of temporary and dilapidated houses in Muong Gion commune. Accompanying him were representatives from the Department of Ethnic and Religious Affairs and Muong Gion commune.

A working delegation led by Lo Minh Hung, Standing Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee, on November 6 held a meeting with the Muong Khieng, Muoi Noi, and Chieng La communes to discuss the implementation of political tasks, socio-economic development, ensuring national defence and security, and building the local political system after the mergence.

Dang Ngoc Hau, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, on November 6 inspected the progress of the project to upgrade the Long Sap Main Border Gate into an international border gate, and the situation of security, order, and border markers in the area.

Chief of the Office of the provincial People’s Committee Tran Binh Minh on November 5 chaired a meeting with leaders of relevant departments, sectors, and units to review preparations for the ground-breaking ceremony of Long Sap Primary–Secondary Boarding School.

Hoang Van Nghiem, Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and head of the provincial Delegation of National Assembly Deputies, on November 2 inspected the construction of Hoa Binh – Moc Chau expressway’s section running through Son La province and the Moc Chau urban main road.

Ha Trung Chien, member of the provincial Party Committee’s Standing Board and Standing Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, on October 31 chaired a working session with the Department of Health.

Nguyen Minh Tien, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, on October 31 chaired a hybrid conference on the 2025 public investment disbursement.

Hoang Van Nghiem, Secretary of the provincial Party Committee, head of the provincial Delegation of National Assembly Deputies, and head of Steering Committee 398 on reorganising and streamlining the apparatus of the provincial political system, on October 30 chaired a meeting of the committee to discuss the internal restructuring of administrative agencies, public service units, and state-owned enterprises in the province.

The Son La provincial Civil and Industrial Construction and Urban Development Project Management Board held groundbreaking ceremonies for the construction of two primary-secondary boarding schools in Sop Cop and Muong Lan communes.

Ha Trung Chien, member of the provincial Party Committee’s Standing Board and Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, on October 29 chaired a working session with the Organising Committee of the 2025 Miss Ethnic Tourism Vietnam pageant.

The provincial People’s Committee on October 29 organised a 2025 provincial-level firefighting, rescue, and emergency response drill at the Huoi Quang Hydropower Plant, with the participation of multiple forces and specialised vehicles.

Ha Trung Chien, member of the provincial Party Committee’s Standing Board and Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, on October 29 chaired a meeting to review preparations for the groundbreaking ceremony of the Long Sap Primary-Secondary Boarding School.

Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Minh Tien on October 28 chaired a meeting to review preparations for the construction of primary-secondary boarding schools for ethnic minorities in border communes.

The Vietnam Golden Autumn Fair 2025 is taking place at the Vietnam Exposition Centre in Hanoi from October 25 to November 4 under the theme “Connecting People, Creating Prosperity.” The event serves as a cultural bridge, offering provinces, including Son La, a platform to showcase their cultural identity and promote local agricultural products.

A delegation from the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment led by Deputy Minister Vo Van Hung on October 27 paid a working visit to Sơn La province to review the implementation of the “Population Stabilisation and Socio-Economic Development in Son La Hydropower Resettlement Areas” project (Project 666), the results of national target programmes for the 2021-2025 period, and orientation for 2026-2030, as well as emergency resettlement and stabilisation efforts in disaster-prone areas.

Son La province is showcasing its outstanding products at the first Autumn Fair 2025, which opened at the Vietnam Exposition Centre in Dong Anh commune, Hanoi on October 25 evening.

Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Minh Tien on October 24 chaired a meeting on investment in the construction of primary-secondary boarding schools in the province’s border communes. The event was held both in-person and online, connecting to 13 border communes across the province.